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Focused on ending child slavery in Haiti, Restavek Freedom Foundation seeks a Development Director who will be responsible for developing and implementing a strategy to grow revenues to 5M in 5 years.  This will involve cultivating strong relationships with a broad base of existing and prospective funders. The position will be based in Cincinnati, OH and report to the President and Executive Director.  Over 300,000 children in Haiti live the life of a restavek, a Kreyí²l term meaning to "stay with" that masks the brutal reality of a life of servitude, abuse and lack of education and affection. The Restavek Foundation exists to bring an end to child servitude in Haiti. We believe that a broken system can be fixed. We believe that education and awareness will create a new reality for Haiti and we believe that if we give these children a voice we can give them hope for a better future.  Responsibilities Strategic Planning and ImplementationCreate a strategic and diversified fundraising plan to grow 20% a year in revenue, from $2.9M to $5M in 5 yearsSet, monitor and analyze annual revenue targets for each category of giving, providing regular revenue updates to the Executive DirectorFundraising Activities: build and maintain a portfolio of funding partners for general operations and project-based funding - from individuals, foundations, churches, government agencies and multi-lateral organizations - to build life long donor relationshipsChild AdvocacyIndividual Donors: develop a plan to increase child sponsors from 400 to 800 sponsors per year and increase small gift donations, year over year;Church Relations: develop strategies to increase financial partnership and unrestricted, multi-year giving from current and prospective church partners;Institutional Donors: oversee the development of compelling and competitive requests for funding, manage a grant tracking system to ensure completion an delivery of reports to funders, and maintain detailed records of proposal submissions and reporting activities;Event Planning: plan and execute an annual fundraising event with a cadre of committed volunteers.Social Media Marketing: implement and strengthen social medial marketing programs to expanding fundraising opportunitiesStrategic Communication: identify and facilitate strategic public relations opportunities.Donor Data Management: make full use of Blackbaud database to manage donors. Skills and ExperienceBachelor's degree required; graduate degree in business or public administration, international affairs or related areas preferredDemonstrated success in fundraising, whether professional or equivalent community experienceStrong strategic and project management skillsExcellent written and verbal communications skills to persuasively articulate the mission and work of Restavek Freedom Foundation to a diverse audienceSelf-starter with an ability to thrive and work effectively either alone or as part of a small team in a fast-paced and rapidly growing organization, with limited instructionStrong attention to detail and accuracy, the ability to prioritize and organize multiple projects, meet deadlines, problem-solve, and handle numerous tasks concurrentlyExcellent computer skills, specifically MS Office products and donor management softwarePassion for social justice  Desired Qualities1-2 years of experience in international affairs andor cross cultural experienceHigh standard of personal integrityCompelling conversationalist, intelligent listener and positive demeanorComfortable in diverse settingsExperience in public speakingHaitian Creole andor French language skills a plus  If interested, please send resumes to